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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II

« on: February 06, 2012, 01:51:04 PM »

Happy to see the 82mm, more light more fun.  I bet IQ is phenom.

I think the 82mm have not helped that much on the 16-35mm mkII.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II

« on: February 06, 2012, 12:33:09 PM »

If Canon can put IS in the excellent 17-55f/2.8 (and 24-105f/4) there is no reason they can't or shouldn't put it in a new 24-70f/2.8.

There is a good reason for that. The 24-70 is a fast fullframe lens. In combination with IS that means moveable lens elements with big diameter. It's hard to integrate that inside a reasonable sized barrel. I am curious about the wideangle performance of the new Tamron... I assume that they had to do some tradeoffs, but we will see.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II

« on: February 06, 2012, 10:22:53 AM »

The second switch could be a focus limiter (but not necessary on this lens) and therefore most likely and hopefully for IS.

I don't think there is something like a second switch. If there is, in that position, it would be a zoom lock switch. Nothing IS related for sure.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D X or Mark III Specs & Release Date? [CR1]

« on: February 02, 2012, 12:16:29 PM »

available in april? I dont think so....

For sure it is. Release date is April 1st. Trust me! 

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D X or Mark III Specs & Release Date? [CR1]

« on: February 02, 2012, 11:48:11 AM »

It seems unlikely that canon would put the same processor in the mark III or 5 X as they have in the 4 year old mark ii when the digi 5 exists.  I just can't see that happening, it supposed to be a new version of one of there hottest sellin camera, not a iPhone 4G to 4GS kind of upgrade.

The rumor said

• 61pt AF with DIGIC 4
• DIGIC 5 (Doesn’t say DIGIC 5+)

So it just means dedicated core for AF. Looks like the same AF system as in the 1D-X.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D X or Mark III Specs & Release Date? [CR1]

« on: February 02, 2012, 11:02:58 AM »

Two remarks. First, the main competitor of a 5D2 successor is not the 1DX but something another company will announce next week. Second, I don't understand why people care about the 7D. The 7D is Canons crop flagship. Crop vs. fullframe is not a minor spec update. It is a completely different line and value range.

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EOS Bodies / Re: *UPDATE* New High-End DSLR Later in February [CR3]

« on: February 01, 2012, 09:13:57 AM »

Canon's decent into low light obsession for people who don't light thier work has all but made them irrelevant for me.

That's all about ambience... not laziness... 

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Canon General / Re: Is it just me, or....

« on: February 01, 2012, 09:08:43 AM »

I am also reading here since quite a while. More interested lately due to the rumors on 5D3 as it might be my path into fullframe photography.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Flip out displays -- why the resentment?

« on: January 30, 2012, 09:22:37 AM »

I upgraded from 550D to 60D and my main concern was the articulating screen. If I had the choice I would have bought it with a fixed one. Now after about a year with that camera I consider it a great improvement and I would like to have it on my next camera too. I have not used it that often but from time to time it makes shots much easier or even possible. I regulary make use of the possibility to flip the screen inside for protection.